GoodTrash GenreCast

AntiTrash 2022 continues this week with our next sci-fi pick, and Stanley Kubrick finally makes an appearance on the GenreCast. That's right, we're talking about another of the most influential films of all time with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cold, calculating, hopeful? We try to decipher this monolith of a film as we talk about what it could mean. We also discuss Kubrick's style, self indulgence, life, the universe, and everything. Come along with us on this journey as we evaluate the Dawn of Man. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:49 - Quick 2001: A Space Odyssey Reviews

22:26 - Expanding the Syllabus

36:29 - Analysis

1:07:09 - Shelf or Trash

1:08:55 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

It's time for our annual Antitrash Celebration! With prestige season in full effect, we look at the movies that probably will be discussed in a film studies course—and this month, we're going sci-fi with our picks. And we're kicking it off with one of the most influential films of all time, Fritz Lang's Metropolis from 1927. This bold work has inspired generations of artists, but how has it held up to time? We discuss this, and its impact. We also talk about the theology of Metropolis, its different commentaries on society and labor, and much more as we ring in 2022. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

03:19 - Quick Metropolis Reviews

15:58 - Expanding the Syllabus

27:59 - Analysis

51:24 - Shelf or Trash

55:23 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

Happy New Year, dear friends! We're ringing out 2021 as we always do—The Shelvies! If this is your first time listening to The Shelvies, it's a look back at the year in GoodTrash as we reflect on all the movies we watched specifically for this show. It's not a "Best Movies of 2021". It's just a way for us to get an episode out without watching a movie. This is one we always recommed as a diving in point as it highlights the episodes we think were good and the movies that lent the most to the conversations. We'll be awarding our "Best Worst Movie", dropping the "Hebrew Hammer", discussing out "Favorite Discovery", and much more before we place the best titles of the year on the Platinum Shelf. 

Thanks for another year with us, we hope you've enjoyed our selections, our conversations, and our silliness. Here's to another year! We'll be back next week to kickstart our 2022 Antitrash Marathon, where things get scientific. 

Our final episode of our Buddy Marathon hits right as the holidays are winding down as we take a look at the female-led buddy cop comedy The Heat. This Paul Feig joint stars his constant collaborator Melissa McCarthy as well as Sandra Bullock as two detectives on the trail of a Boston drug lord. But, does it cook up the laughs? We quickly discuss those reviews before turning to our analysis analyzer (cop lingo) to crack open the interior of this one. We're talking cop comedies, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, allyship, the issue of a minor subplot involving a serial killer, and we take a look at the Wayans Family Tree. Tune in now as we wrap up our Buddy Marathon. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:10 - Quick The Heat Reviews

18:40 - Expanding the Syllabus

36:12 - Analysis

57:19 - Shelf or Trash

57:42 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

Our Buddy marathon continues with a Shane Black Christmas event as we take on the 2016 semi-cult classic, The Nice Guys. This noir flavored buddy picture places Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling together. But, does it work? We revisit our discussions of Shane Black's scripting from last week, and evaluate The Nice Guys as a re-evaluated version of that story. We talk about women, sex, violence, and formalism as we take this one to the analysis table. Join us now!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

04:47 - Quick The Nice Guys Reviews

12:21 - Expanding the Syllabus

22:24 - Analysis

52:43 - Shelf or Trash

54:34 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

Welcome dear listeners to the first episode of the GoodTrash Garbage Chute: Quick Reviews Just for You! On the first episode, Arthur is taking a look at Guillermo Del Toro's newest movie: Nightmare Alley. This film noir features an A-list cast and is co-written by Del Toro and Kim Morgan. But the big question is, "is it worth your time?" Well, Arthur breaks it down just for you on Episode 1 of the Garbage Chute. 

Welcome back friends! We're continuing our December Buddy Marathon with THE quintessential buddy cop film. The one that built the modern day blueprint—Lethal Weapon. That's right. It's Riggs. It's Murtaugh. And they're just too old for it. Or maybe not old enough? We discuss a lot about Lethal Weapon, including mental health, issues with the script, and much more as we have a surprising reaction to this classic action flick.

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

03:18 - Quick Lethal Weapon Reviews

14:13 - Expanding the Syllabus

24:16 - Analysis

43:23 - Shelf or Trash

45:00 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

Happy holidays dear listener! As we move into this time of friendship and family, we thought it only appropriate to look at films celebrating blooming friendships. It's a Buddy Marathon! And we're kicking it off with the cross-country adventure, Midnight Run. This 1988 comedy pits Robert De Niro against Charles Grodin in a comedy of errors. We're talking male friendship, the FBI, and much more in this first part of our December Marathon!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

03:50 - Quick Midnight Run Reviews

10:50 - Expanding the Syllabus

24:10 - Analysis

42:51 - Shelf or Trash

44:20 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

We wrap up November with a sci-fi adventure as we discuss Stephen Spielberg's adaptation of the beloved novel Ready Player One. Set in the near future in a dystopian world where everyone thrives online, Ready Player One is a feast of nostalgia and pop culture. But is there any meat in this dish? Or is it all sweets? We dig into the smorgasbord of intellectual properties provided by Warner Bros. to discuss nostalgia, pastiche, the online world, taking back power and means, and much more as we head into the Analysis OASIS. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

04:32 - Quick Ready Player One Reviews

16:24 - Expanding the Syllabus

34:29 - Analysis

1:05:01 - Shelf or Trash

1:05:55 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film

Welcome back to the GenreCast dear listener! After revisiting our high school years, we're ready to release some angst. We look back at the 1993 Joel Schumacher film Falling Down with Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. With this story of one man's bad day, we take a look at early 90s politics, the status of America as a nation, masculinity, entitlement, and much, much more. So, join us as we put Falling Down on the analysis table!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

4:49 - Quick Falling Down Reviews

17:53 - Expanding the Syllabus

29:37 - Analysis

56:37 - Shelf or Trash

57:35 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film